Costa Rica vs Mexico: Labor force, total, per capita
Costa Rica
0.471 units per person
in 2025
Mexico
0.4677 units per person
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
86th
Mexico rank
89th
Labor force, total, per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.471 units per person against 0.4677 units per person in Mexico, a difference of 0.0033 units per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 86th and Mexico ranks 89th of 186 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3784 units per person | 0.3754 units per person | 0.003 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.4332 units per person | 0.4052 units per person | 0.0279 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.479 units per person | 0.436 units per person | 0.0431 units per person | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.4773 units per person | 0.4525 units per person | 0.0248 units per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force, total, per capita, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 0.471 units per person against 0.4677 units per person in Mexico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force, total, per capita between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.0033 units per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for labor force, total, per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 86th and Mexico ranks 89th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.